Favorite films released before your birth

[Pheran]

Here's a different twist on the favorite films thread. Pick your top 3 favorite films released before the year of your birth. I'll start with mine:

1. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
2. Roman Holiday (1953)
3. Bringing Up Baby (1938)

 

[chuckywang]

You really like Cary Grant, don't you? I like Audrey Hepburn as well. I think mine would be (in no particular order):

1) The Red Shoes
2) Rear Window
3) Star Wars
4) Les Diaboliques
5) Two for the Road

 

[Pheran]

Yes, Cary Grant is good. Star Wars isn't a legal pick for me. Diabolique and Rear Window were decent (Jimmy Stewart is good too); I haven't seen the other two.

 

[Forsythe]

1. Barry Lyndon
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. Apocalypse now

 

[intogamer]

Big Mommas House 2
Pink Panther
Date Movie

 

[Legendary]

Apocalypse Now
Dr. Strangelove
The Godfather

 

[Taggart]

GF
GF 2
Blazing Saddles

 

[shortylickens]

1. Twelve angry men
2. The Great Escape
3. Trouble with Harry

4. Great Train Robbery (not sure about this one, I was born in '79)
5. Young Frankenstein (see above)
6. Caligula
7. Ben Hur
8. Roots
9. Shogun
10. Airplane!
11. Psycho
12. Episode 4
13. Arsenic and Old Lace

EDIT: History of the world (part 1)
Support your local sheriff
Paint your wagon

EDIT 2: 2001
Alien (if it came out before May)

EDIT 3: The old Pink Panthers

 

[Random Variable]

1. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

good choice

I would add Young Frankenstein and A Shot in the Dark

 

[Lonyo]

I am going to half follow the rules:

Transformers: The Movie (1986, before DOB, same year).
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Life of Brian (1979)

 

[StevenYoo]

Casablanca
An American in Paris
My Fair Lady

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Legendary
Dr. Strangelove

Forgot about this one. Good choice. I also should add Singin' in the Rain.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

The Thing
Dr. Strangelove

 

[mugs]

12 Angry Men
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

 

[Malak]

The only good movies that came out before my birth were Raiders of the Lost Ark and the first 2 Star Trek movies.

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

 

[imported_Snagle]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
1. Twelve angry men
2. The Great Escape
3. Trouble with Harry

4. Great Train Robbery (not sure about this one, I was born in '79)

I think you mean The First Great Train Robbery, The Great Train Robbery came out in 1903 🙂

 

[neegotiator]

the godfather
the godfather part II
superman

 

[badmouse]

Gone With The Wind
Casablanca
Duck Soup

 

[CFster]

The Guns Of Navarone
Dr. Strangelove
The Day The Earth Stood Still

 

[codeyf]

Star Wars - '77
White Christmas - '54
The Thomas Crown Affair - '68
Jaws - '75
Logan's Run - '76

Apocalypse now and Alien just missed it, year too late.